English
genethliac
Genethliac comes from Latin genethliacus ‘nativity’, and goes back to Ancient Greek γενεθλιακός ‘belonging to a birthday’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγενεθλιακόςgenethliakós‘belonging to a birthday’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenethliacus‘nativity’
- Englishearliest quotation 1584genethliac
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγενεθλιακόςgenethliakós‘belonging to a birthday’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgenethliacus‘nativity’
- Englishearliest quotation 1584genethliac
Earliest quotation: 1584, Reginald Scot: “The follie of our genethliaks, or nativiti-casters.”
Every English word from Ancient Greek γενεθλιακός
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γενεθλιακός / genethliac